ΛΟΞΩΣ, λοξως
LOXŌS, loxōs
Sounds Like: LOK-sohs
Translations: obliquely, askance, indirectly, ambiguously
From the root: ΛΟΞΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adverb
Explanation: This word is an adverb meaning 'obliquely' or 'askance'. It describes an action or position that is not direct or straight, but rather at an angle or in a slanting manner. It can also imply an indirect or ambiguous way of speaking or looking at something.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Strong’s number: G3024 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 3 — 6:146
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΛΟΞΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΛΟΞΟΣ — slanting, oblique, crosswise, ambiguous, crooked
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